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Claire Boobbyer

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Where I racket about the Cuban capital for @telegraphtravel in search of Graham Greene and his ‘Our Man in Havana’ bars, hotels, plazas & places. This month marks 60 years since the film release https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/caribbean/cuba/articles/havanna-culture-graham-greene-hemingway/ Digging about Havana I found this ‘La Ciudad en sus Manos’ from 1958. Greene may well have looked up Cabarets in this directory and seen this image. Surely this Bomba Atomica image gave him a grand idea? cc @hull1021 @journeylatinamerica

Happy Birthday beautiful Havana! Havana turns 500 next month. Read my story ‘Air of Havana’ for @travelessentialist https://essentialist.com/stories/just-back-from/air-havana @sanisidroda @kadirlopezart @dadorhavana @malecon663 @fabricadeartecubano @sofitel #havana #cuba #happybirthdayhavana #travelessentialist #curatedtravel #bespoketravel

Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics opens today @illustrationhq in London featuring 170 works designed for OSPAAAL, founded in Cuba to promote cooperation between socialist countries. The graphic work features 100 posters & 70 magazines with work by 33 designers. All belong to the Mike Stansfield Collection. The exhibition runs until January 19th. Images: Cuba, 1968 by Raúl Martínez; Day of Solidarity with The People of Laos, 1970 by Ernesto Padrón Blanco; Day of World Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, 1970 by Antonio Fernández Mariño. #Cuba #cubadesign #cubancarteles #politicalposters #cubangraphics

My two Time Out articles on Old Havana. Old Havana makes it on to Time Out’s coolest neighbourhoods in the world 2019 list: https://www.timeout.com/coolest-neighbourhoods-in-the-world and for more great things to do, eat and drink in the Cuban capital check out: https://www.timeout.com/havana/things-to-do/old-havana-havana-guide @timeoutlondon @ivanchefsjusto @el_del_frente @sanisidroda @gardenshavana @galeriatallergorria @raulcorralesgallery @elcafehavana @lodemonik_restaurants @jesusmaria_20 @therealjibaros @factoriahabana #oldhavana #havana #cuba #cubatravel #timeout #cubancocktails

Cuban documentary photographer Raúl Cañibano’s solo show at London’s @thephotographersgallery begins today. Raúl Cañibano: Chronicles of an Island will be on display and available for acquisition at The Photographers’ Gallery from the 13th September 2019. @raul_canibanofoto

Another beautiful place to stay in northern Old Havana @twinshavana #havana #cuba #cubatravel #havanastays

It seems as if the dome of St Isaac’s Cathedral, St Petersburg, has been screwed onto the top of Havana’s Capitolio. There’s also a touch of Red Square at Cuban artist José Toirac’s latest show ‘Esto no es un Tributo’ at Galeria Acacia looking right over this new golden dome @meirytoi

One of my favourite places to stay in my favourite city in the world @lareserva_vedado Cuba’s boutique stays just keep getting better. #cuba #cubatravel #casasparticulares #homestay #havana

My article and pics on ebiking around Cuba for @wanderlustmag is now online. It was the most brilliant fun way to explore the island https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/ebiking-in-cuba/ @cubaniatravel

Food tours in Vientiane, Hanoi and Havana for @guardiantravelsnaps My tips https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/jun/26/20-best-food-tours-around-world-lisbon-lima-havana-hanoi Pictured: a Lao woman making khao lam at her home business near the Mekong River in Vientiane

Great story by @cubasarahmarsh on the Cuban dildo. ‪I bought these two from the Havana Bienal art pop-up @consolezvous1 at @fabricadeartecubano A friend asked me to bring a vibrator to Cuba earlier this year. I bottled out and bought her something equally utilitarian she wanted - a tin opener. Thing is I was teased mercilessly for my decision. Cuba's first 'sex shop' tackles taboos, fuels legalization calls https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-sex-idUKKCN1TQ192‬

Ebiking on rollercoaster roads through limestone valleys in western Cuba to Trinidad and beyond was a doddle and a giggle. My story on this wonderful trip is out in this month’s @wanderlustmag #cuba #vinales #trinidad #ebiking #ebikingcuba #wildcuba #nature #cubanature

My story & pictures on Havana’s neon revolution for BBC Travel. @kadirlopezart & team are restoring the Cuban capital’s vintage neon signs. ‪Is Havana getting a makeover? http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190505-is-havana-getting-a-makeover‬

When space is at a premium in Havana why wouldn’t you use an old family tomb as a garage? This boarded up mausoleum had a loose cloth covering one cracked square pane. I couldn’t help moving it aside for a peek... #gravegarage #cementeriodecolon #havanacemetery #havana #cuba

Last chance to read my piece on exploring western Cuba by classic car for @st_travelmag #vinales #vinalesvalley #cigars #cubanfood #lasterrazas #cubatravel #cuba #cubanclassiccars

Love these openings. A new Havana store opens on San Lázaro Street. Designs by @jibaro_cuba @joycolor.yami @wasasa_bugbag @katyocanajoyas @capicua_fashion #Havana #cuba #cubafashion #havanafashion #cubadesign #havanadesign #shoppingincuba

An upside down jicotea with a red human face - Al mal tiempo buena cara - by Cuban artist Roberto Fabelo on Havana’s Malecón is not subtle in its message at all... #bienaldelahabana #habana #cubanart #robertofabelo

A cigar-smoking gorilla in Old Havana by @noetwo Street art is spreading north from @sanisidroda art district. Gotta say I love this more than some of the art that’s making its way around the city #Havana #Cuba #streetart #havanastreetart

‘You Only Live Once’ at opening of ‘Illness has a Colour’ @estudio50habana in an old Havana glass factory. Que espacio! I loved Kevin Aguila’s books #cubanart #habanabienal @art_apartamento

The top restaurants, B&Bs, beaches, and music haunts in Cuba. Hot tips & lingo lowdown. Get my guide to this gorgeous Caribbean island. Out now in @st_travelmag

Archive For October, 2014

Cruising to Cuba? My Telegraph Travel Havana guide

October 20, 2014 · by claireboobbyer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/11153998/Cruises-to-Cuba-the-best-shore-diversions-and-activities-in-Havana.html

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My suggestions for Laos street food for Telegraph Travel

October 20, 2014 · by claireboobbyer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/11154219/South-east-Asias-best-and-worst-street-food.html

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My article on cruising beyond Halong Bay in Vietnam for Telegraph Travel

October 20, 2014 · by claireboobbyer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/vietnam/11165577/Halong-Bay-Vietnam-the-best-way-to-visit.html

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My article on Saigon for Guardian Travel

October 8, 2014 · by claireboobbyer

My article on how to spend three days in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/oct/07/-sp-ho-chi-minh-city-three-days-holiday-itinerary

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My Cuba talk at the Royal Geographical Society in London: Oct 15th 2014

October 8, 2014 · by claireboobbyer

If you have any questions about travelling to Cuba, do come along next week: http://www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/Discovering+Places.htm

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